1936 in Romania

Events from the year 1936 in Romania. The year saw the Craiova Trial of Romanian Communist Party activists.

Incumbents

 * King: Carol II.
 * Prime Minister: Gheorghe Tătărescu.

Events

 * 10 May – The National Museum of the Village "Dimitrie Gusti" (Muzeul Național al Satului "Dimitrie Gusti") is founded.
 * 16 May – Ford Romania open their factory in Bucharest capable of assembling 2,500 cars a year.
 * 24 May – Romania wins the Balkan Cup for the third time, with Sándor Schwartz scoring the most goals in the tournament.
 * 5 June – Ana Pauker and eighteen other Communist activists are put on trial in Craiova.
 * 20 July – Romania signs the Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits governing the Bosporus and Dardanelles.
 * Date unknown – Henri Rang wins silver in the 1936 Summer Olympics in the Grand Prix des Nations.

Births

 * 23 January – Georgeta Hurmuzachi, artistic gymnast, bronze medal winner at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
 * 9 April – Dorin N. Poenaru, nuclear physicist and engineer.
 * 13 October – Elika Ussoskin, Romanian-born Israeli judge.
 * 25 October – Elena Mărgărit, gymnast, bronze medal winner at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.
 * 12 December – Iolanda Balaș, high jumper who held the world record and became the first Romanian woman to win an Olympic gold medal, in the 1960 games. She also won a medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Deaths

 * 2 March – Alexandru Ciura, journalist, short story writer, and priest (born 1876).
 * 8 June – Dumitru Ștefănescu, known as Gogea Mitu, the tallest Romanian and tallest professional boxer in history (born 1909).